Japan I Was Born, But… ranks #1 among 10 Japan films released between 1931–1933.
Synopsis
大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど
Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding I Was Born, But… itself).
The 1931–1933 Japan Window
I Was Born, But… tops the 10 Japan films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1930s in Japan, 22 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Was Born, But… premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 15th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
109 audience reviews — more than 77% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on I Was Born, But…, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- neighborhood · 3
- suburb · 2
- kid gang · 1
- childhood · 12
- silent film · 10
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,203 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #448 of 1,411 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | June 3, 1932 |
| IMDb | tt0023634 |